KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Cloudy's Knight | Margin: head | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A | $75,000 |
2000 | Chestnut Gelding | Lord Avie - Cloudy Spot, Solar City
Sire: Lord Avie, Bay, 1978. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $705,977. Lifetime: 282 yearlings sold, median $14,000.
Broodmare Sire: Solar City, Bay, 1981.
| 2 | Winchester | Margin: neck | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A | $25,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Theatrical (IRE) - Rum Charger (IRE), Spectrum (IRE)
Sire: Theatrical (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. Raced 4 years. 22 starts, 10 wins, $2,940,036. Lifetime: 395 yearlings sold, median $70,000. In 2009: 2.42 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Spectrum (IRE), Bay, 1992.
| 3 | Yate's Black Cat | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: C+ | $12,500 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Black Minnaloushe - Dazzle, Slewacide
Sire: Black Minnaloushe, Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $490,945. Lifetime: 291 yearlings sold, median $22,035.
Broodmare Sire: Slewacide, Bay, 1980. In 2009: .97 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale, $20,000.
Others: Timeless Fashion, $6,250; Rezif, $3,750; Free Fighter, $358; Caberneigh, $357; Tiger Woodman, $357; Americain, $357; Always First (GB), $357; Gentleman Chester, $357; Rumor Has It, $357.
Scratched: Sunshine Kid; Guadalcanal; Medjool.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy's Knight | Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr. | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 2 | Winchester | Ramon A. Dominguez | Christophe Clement |
| 3 | Yate's Black Cat | Miguel Mena | Dale L. Romans |
| 4 | Timeless Fashion | James Lopez | Thomas Drury, Jr. |
| 5 | Rezif | Olaf Hernandez | Caryn Vecchio |
| 6 | Free Fighter | James Graham | Chris M. Block |
| 7 | Caberneigh | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 8 | Tiger Woodman | Jamie Theriot | George R. Arnold, II |
| 9 | Americain | Julien R. Leparoux | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 10 | Always First (GB) | Shaun Bridgmohan | Thomas H. Voss |
| 11 | Gentleman Chester | Robby Albarado | Ralph E. Nicks |
| 12 | Rumor Has It | Eduardo E. Perez | David H. Hinsley |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cloudy's Knight | Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr. | $10.20 | $4.80 | $4.20 | ||||||
| 12 | Winchester | Ramon A. Dominguez | $3.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 8 | Yate's Black Cat | Miguel Mena | $8.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-12) | $33.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-12-8) | $361.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-12-8-1) | $5,051.80 | ||||||||||
Assistant Trainer for Americain, Stephanie Nigge, discusses Americain's plans for 2012.
Bert and Diana Firestone have retired their four-time grade I winner Winchester from racing for stallion duty.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Ky-bred Americain is an Australian group I winner and French highweight. But, where will the Dynaformer sire line's great hope stand at stud?
While lightly raced this year, four-time grade I winner Winchester has by far the most decorated career heading into the Nov. 26 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) lost one of its contenders Oct. 29 when Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone's Winchester was taken out of consideration following a workout at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 29, 2011The 2011 edition of the $6 million 3200m contest has attracted a full field of 24, six of them balloted after acceptances on Saturday evening. Last year's winner, Americain, is favored.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Last year's longshot winner is the 3-1 early line favorite. Only five horses have won the Melbourne Cup more than once.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Cape Blanco and Teaks North, both two-time grade I winners on turf this year, headline a star-studded six-horse field for the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (gr. IT).
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Grade I winners Royal Delta and Winchester work five furlongs at Belmont Park.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Seeking the third graded stakes win of his career, 7-year-old Rahystrada headlines a field of 10 in the $150,000 Kentucky Cup Turf (gr. IIIT) Sept. 10 on opening day of Kentucky Downs' four-day stand.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Proposals for horse racing and marriage abound.
Winchester delivered the fourth grade I victory of his career Aug. 13 when he rallied from last to take the Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) at Saratoga.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Teaks North will try to jump to the top of the standings when he takes on seven rivals in the $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational (gr. IT) Aug. 13 at Saratoga.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011The legacy of the late Edward P. Evans was carried on in a big way when the 2010 Virginia-bred champions were announced by the Virginia Thoroughbred Association.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Free Fighter ended a drought of 14 months when he ground out a two-length victory in the off-the-turf Stars and Stripes Stakes at Arlington Park July 23.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Multiple grade I stakes winner Winchester heads a field of seven grass runners entered for the $100,000 Stars and Stripes Stakes (gr. IIIT), a 1 1/2-mile turf event July 23.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Following a review by the American Graded Stakes Committee, the Dec. 18 renewal of the W.L. McKnight Handicap, which was switched from the turf to the main track at Calder Dec. 18, has been reinstated as a grade II event.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Timeless Fashion registered a repeat victory in the $50,000 Prairie Bayou Stakes at Turfway Park Dec. 18 after getting the best of a thrilling three-way photo over Stately Victor and Ordination.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Disqualified from his runner-up effort in the Breeders' Cup Marathon (gr. III) last out, Prince Will I Am helped ease some of his connections' disappointment with a victory in the off-the-turf W.L. McKnight Handicap.
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Dec. 18 Prairie Bayou Stakes at Turfway Park says a couple of things about the state of Kentucky racing: Purses aren't up to par, and $50,000 can still buy you a pretty good field.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Prince Will I Am is the lone 3-year-old in a field of 10 turf horses that will go 1 1/2 miles in the $150,000 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT), but still could go off as the favorite.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Snow Fairy cemented her status as the finest 3-year-old filly in the world when she rallied from far back to nab Irian in the final 50 yards to win the HK$20 million Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (HK-I) at Sha Tin Dec. 12.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Winchester, the only United States-based horse taking part in the 2010 Cathay Pacific International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse Dec. 12, drew post post position 3 for the HK$14 million Hong Kong Vase (HK-I).
Thursday, December 09, 2010
Dangerous Midge made sure European jockey Frankie Dettori didn't go home empty handed when he wore down pacesetter Champ Pegasus in deep stretch to win the Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) Nov. 6.
Saturday, November 06, 2010
If Winchester were to capture the Nov. 6 Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf, the Virginia homebred would provide his owners, Bertram and Diana Firestone, with yet another prestigious victory for the history books.
Friday, November 05, 2010
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